Susannah Waters directs, following her triumph with Glyndebourne’s Imago; the designer is Nicola Blackwell. Neil Jenkins, whose career has taken him from San Diego to Singapore, is King Ouf; Lazuli is sung by mezzo Katie Bray, fresh from débuts at Glyndebourne, Opera North, and ETO; Laoula is the captivating Stephanie Corley, recently Opera North’s Merry Widow. French opera aficionado Nicholas Jenkins, currently assisting Sir Mark Elder and Sir Simon Rattle in this repertoire, conducts St Paul’s Sinfonia and NSO Chorus.